CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface 1 Introduction to MAP Network Management 1.1 Defining MAP 1.2 MAP and Standards 1.3 MAP Topology 1.4 Media Access 1.5 VAX DEC/MAP 1.6 VAX DEC/MAP Network Management Functions 1.7 Allocating Management Tasks in a MAP Network 1.8 Accounts 1.9 Privileges 1.9.1 User Privileges 2 System Management Considerations for VAX DEC/MAP 2.1 VAX DEC/MAP and License Management 2.2 Setting Up VAX DEC/MAP Accounts for System Users 2.3 Setting Up a Default OSI Account 2.4 Starting the Network 2.5 Stopping the Network 3 VAX DEC/MAP Application Layer Addressing 3.1 Addressing Outgoing Connect Requests 3.2 Receiving Incoming Connect Requests 3.2.1 Active AEs 3.2.2 Passive AEs 3.3 Defining Addressing Information in the Local Directory Database 4 MAP Control Language 4.1 VAX DEC/MAP Databases 4.1.1 Attribute Timeframes 4.2 MAPCL Command Syntax 4.2.1 MAPCL Command Language Interface 4.2.1.1 Level-by-Level Prompting 4.2.1.2 Short Lines and Abbreviations 4.3 Invoking and Exiting MAPCL 4.4 HELP 4.5 Summary of MAPCL Commands 4.5.1 MAPCL Command Syntax Notations 4.6 Transport Database 4.6.1 Transport Command Descriptions DISABLE TRANSPORT ENABLE TRANSPORT SET TRANSPORT SHOW TRANSPORT SNAPSHOT TRANSPORT 4.7 Internet Database 4.7.1 Internet Command and Attribute Guidelines 4.7.2 Internet Command Descriptions SET INTERNET SHOW INTERNET SNAPSHOT INTERNET 4.8 Network Access Points Database 4.8.1 Command and Attribute Guidelines 4.8.1.1 MAP and Internet 4.8.1.2 How Internet Uses the Databases for Outbound Messages 4.8.1.3 Using the NAP Database 4.8.1.4 Using the Routing_Record Database 4.8.1.5 Using the SNAP Database 4.8.1.6 How Internet Uses the Databases for Inbound Messages 4.8.2 NAP Command Descriptions CREATE NAP DELETE NAP DISABLE NAP ENABLE NAP SET NAP SHOW NAP 4.9 Subnetwork Access Points Database 4.9.1 SNAP Command Descriptions CREATE SNAP DELETE SNAP DISABLE SNAP ENABLE SNAP SET SNAP SHOW SNAP SNAPSHOT SNAP 4.10 Routing Record Database 4.10.1 Guidelines 4.10.2 Routing Record Command Descriptions CREATE ROUTING RECORD DELETE ROUTING RECORD SET ROUTING RECORD SHOW ROUTING RECORD 4.11 Transport Service Access Points Database 4.11.1 TSAP Command Descriptions CREATE TSAP DELETE TSAP SET TSAP SHOW TSAP 4.12 The Transport Connection Database 4.12.1 TC Command Descriptions SHOW TC DISCONNECT TC SNAPSHOT TC 4.13 Syntax Transformation Database 4.13.1 Syntax Transformation Command Descriptions CREATE SYNTAX TRANSFORMATION DELETE SYNTAX TRANSFORMATION SHOW SYNTAX TRANSFORMATION 4.14 Session Database 4.14.1 Session Command Descriptions SET SESSION SHOW SESSION SNAPSHOT SESSION 4.15 Physical Layer Database 4.15.1 Physical Layer Command Descriptions SET PHYSICAL SHOW PHYSICAL 4.16 Media Access Control Sub-layer Database 4.16.1 MAC Command Descriptions DISABLE MAC ENABLE MAC SET MAC SHOW MAC SNAPSHOT MAC 4.17 Logical Link Control Sub-layer Database 4.17.1 LLC Command Descriptions SHOW LLC SNAPSHOT LLC 4.18 DTQNA Management Database 4.18.1 DTQNA Command Descriptions SHOW DTQNA MANAGEMENT 4.19 Directory Services Database 4.19.1 Directory Services Command Descriptions REGISTER DEREGISTER MODIFY READ DIRECTORY LIST COMPARE 4.20 Address Database 4.20.1 OSIFserver 4.20.2 Restrictions on the TSAP 4.20.3 Restrictions on Upper-layer SAPs 4.20.4 SAP Address Timer 4.20.5 Using the MULTIPLE Flag 4.20.6 Address Command Descriptions REGISTER DEREGISTER READ DIRECTORY SHOW SET 4.21 Event Logging Database 4.21.1 Event Logging Command Descriptions DISABLE LOGGING ENABLE LOGGING SET LOGGING SHOW LOGGING 4.22 Symbol Substitution Facility 4.22.1 Symbol Substitution Command Descriptions DEFINE UNDEFINE READ 5 VAX DEC/MAP MAPCL LOGGING 5.1 Logfile Facility 5.1.1 Logfile Command Descriptions SET MAPCL SHOW MAPCL LOGFILE DISABLE MAPCL LOGGING ENABLE MAPCL LOGGING DO 6 Loopback Testing and System Verification 6.1 Node Loopback 6.1.1 The TEST LOOP Command TEST LOOP 6.2 Verifying the Local Host TEST VERIFY 7 VAX DEC/MAP Trace Interpretation 7.1 Types of Trace 7.1.1 VOTS Trace 7.1.2 OSAK Trace 7.1.3 Ensuring OSIFserver Is Running 7.1.4 Setting Up OSAK Tracing 7.1.5 Interpreting OSAK Tracing Output 7.1.6 Format of OSAK Tracing Output 7.1.7 OSAK Trace Example A Attribute Groups A.1 Physical Layer Database Attributes A.1.1 Status Attributes A.2 Media Access Control Sub-layer Database Attributes A.2.1 Characteristic Attributes A.2.2 Status Attributes A.2.3 Statistic Attributes B MAPCL Status Messages B.1 Error Messages B.2 Fatal Messages B.3 $STATUS Global Symbol TABLES 3-1 Data Units Created at Each OSI Layer